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Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service
Is ……
Aiming High for Young People
by
Integrating Capital Strategies
Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service
So what's out there at the moment:
• Locality Working
• Integrated Youth Support & Development
• Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
• Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
• Children’s Centre Programme
• Integrating Services for Disabled Children
• Contact Point etc etc etc……..
Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service Your position within the “Partnership" is
important• Work hard to be around the table. Identify what you
bring. Local knowledge, young peoples involvement etc.
• Be clear about what you do – and what you don’t do.
• Understand your principles.
• Adopt a positive “can do” culture, be brave challenge the stereotype, think outside the box!
• Think broader that YS age range and engage in cross age range work and transferable skills e.g.. young parents work, play rangers, disabled young people
Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service
Finance• Youth Capital Fund – small but
dynamic, YP driven.• Children Centre Capital Funds –
involving local people • Section 106 Contributions – new
housing developments• Locally raised community funds• Town & Parish Councils
Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service
Challenges, So tell me what do you think the challenges
are?
• Local politics, District, Town and Parish• Local peoples plans being too ambitious,• Partnership working, challenging but fun!• Working within the 0 – 19 framework• Differing expectations; • Local Authority planning process – a
challenge!
Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service Portishead Youth Centre• Locally Authority owned on Town Council leased
land, managed by a voluntary Management Committee with staff employed by the Council.
• Youth Service Project Managing,
• Management Committee reps on Project Board
• Children Centre funds, Section 106 Contributions, Town Council contributions, YCF & significant local community fund raising
• Young People to appoint architect & design consultants
• Complex due to funding gap & time limited funds
• Cross party support assists greatly
Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service Worle Children & Young Peoples Centre
• Old School building, council owned,• Children Centre funds, YCF.• Children Centre Programme Project Managing • Community based Project Board • Young people involvement from initial
consultation and design phase. • Will provide dedicated space for Youth Work
Office & group work room• Centre available for youth work during young
peoples leisure time & project based work• Strong partnerships across 0 – 19 years
agencies
Youth Work in North Somerset – inspiring and challenging young people to change our
world.
North Somerset Youth Service Banwell Children & Young Peoples Centre
• Parish Council owned Community Centre, with heavy Youth Work presence.
• Complicated local Politics.• Children Centre funds only.• Children Centre Programme Project Managing • Community based Project Board • Young people involved in initial consultation
and design phase• Youth work delivered on minimum 3 evenings
plus day time by negotiation.